Table II. — Spatiotemporal gait parameters in total study population.
Variables | Without AFO | With AFO | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Stride time, s | 1.16±0.17 | 1.19±0.19 | 0.032* |
Cadence, steps/min | 105.1±14.4 | 103.0±14.7 | 0.023* |
Single stance time, s | |||
Paretic side | 0.31±0.04 | 0.32±0.05 | 0.076 |
Non-paretic side | 0.43±0.09 | 0.43±0.09 | 0.613 |
Double stance time, s | |||
Paretic side | 0.23±0.06 | 0.23±0.06 | 0.849 |
Non-paretic side | 0.19±0.05 | 0.20±0.05 | 0.026* |
Stride length, % body height | 51.0±11.8 | 51.8±11.8 | 0.042* |
Step length, % body height | |||
Paretic side | 26.2±7.4 | 26.2±7.1 | 0.846 |
Non-paretic side | 24.8±5.6 | 25.6±5.4 | 0.029* |
Step width, % body height | 14.4±3.3 | 13.8±2.9 | 0.059 |
*P<0.05; **P<0.01. AFO: ankle-foot orthosis.